amputate /ˈæmpjʊˌteɪt/ ( amputating, amputated, amputates )

• 1. 

  V-T To amputate someone's arm or leg means to cut all or part of it off in an operation because it is diseased or badly damaged. 截 (肢)

  例：

  To save his life, doctors amputated his legs.

  为了救他的命，医生们截去了他的双腿。

• 2. 

  amputation N-VAR 截肢

  例：

  He lived only hours after the amputation.

  他在截肢后只活了几个小时。